NGSS
3
Earth Sciences
3-ESS3-1
Weather and Climate
Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
NGSS
3
Life Sciences
3-LS4-4
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
NGSS
3
Physical Science
3-PS2-2
Science and Engineering Practices
Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.
NGSS
3
Physical Science
3-PS2-3
Science and Engineering Practices
Ask questions that can be investigated based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships.
NGSS
3
Physical Science
4-PS3-3
Science and Engineering Practices
Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable outcomes based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships.
NJ ELA
3
Anchor Standards for Reading
NJSLSA.R10
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently with scaffolding as needed.
NJ ELA
3
Anchor Standards for Reading
NJSLSA.R7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
NJ ELA
3
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.3.1
Key Ideas and Details
Ask and answer questions, and make relevant connections to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
NJ ELA
3
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.3.3
Key Ideas and Details
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
NJ ELA
3
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.3.4
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
NJ ELA
3
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.3.5
Craft and Structure
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
NJ ELA
3
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.3.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Use information gained from text features (e.g., illustrations, maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
NJ Comprehensive Health and Physical Edu
3-5
Performance Expectations
RI.6.7
RI.6.7
Identify effective personal health strategies and behaviors that . . . prevent injuries . . .
NGSS
4
Earth's Systems
4-ESS1-1
Processes That Shape the Earth
Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
NGSS
4
Earth's Systems
4-ESS3-2
Processes That Shape the Earth
Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
NGSS
4
Physical Science
4-ESS3-1
Energy
Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
NGSS
4
Physical Science
4-PS3-2
Science and Engineering Practices
Make observations to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.
NGSS
4
Physical Science
4-PS3-2
Energy
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
NGSS
4
Physical Science
4-PS3-4
Energy
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
NJ ELA
4
Progress Indicators for Informational Text
RI.4.1
Key Ideas and Details
Refer to details and examples in a text and make relevant connections when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
NJ ELA
4
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.4.2
Key Ideas and Details
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
NJ ELA
4
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.4.4
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
NJ ELA
4
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.4.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
NGSS
5
Earth and Space Sciences
5-ESS3-1
Earth and Human Activity
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources, environment, and address climate change issues.
NGSS
5
Earth and Space Sciences
ESS3.C
Human Impacts on Earth Systems
Human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life have effects on the land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and even outer space. Individuals and communities are doing things to help protect Earth's resources and environments.
NGSS
5
Earth's Systems
5-ESS2-1
Science and Engineering Practices
Develop a model using an example to describe a scientific principle.
NGSS
5
Physical Science
5-PS1-3
Structure and Properties of Matter
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
NJ ELA
5
Anchor Standards for Reading
NJSLSA.R10
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently with scaffolding as needed.
NJ ELA
5
Anchor Standards for Reading
NJSLSA.R7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
NJ ELA
5
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.5.4
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
NJ ELA
5
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.5.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
NJ ELA
6
Anchor Standards for Reading
NJSLSA.R1
Key Ideas and Details
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences and relevant connections from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
NJ ELA
6
Anchor Standards for Reading
NJSLSA.R4
Craft and Structure
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings.
NJ ELA
6
Anchor Standards for Reading
NJSLSA.R7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
NJ ELA
6
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.6.1
Key Ideas and Details
Cite textual evidence and make relevant connections to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
NJ ELA
6
Progress Indicators for Reading Informational Text
RI.6.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
NGSS
6-8
Earth and Space Sciences
MS-ESS3-3
Earth and Human Activity
Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
NGSS
6-8
Physical Science
MS-ESS3-4
Earth and Human Activity
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.